HR Manager

Job Title

- HR Manager (parental leave contract)

- Job Location

- Sydney

- Department

- Human Resources

- Job Type

- Business/Professional Services & Support

- Description

**The Team**

The Human Resources team in Australia is a high performing and collaborative team made up of HR generalists, payroll, recruitment, learning and D&I specialists, and we are looking for an absolute gun HR Manager to fill a 10 month parental leave contract

**Purpose of your role**

Working closely with the Australian Partners and COO, as well as regional and global HR teams, the HR Manager is responsible for leading the HR operations function in Australia. The HR Manager role will work with and influence key stakeholders and partners to improve business performance by identifying areas for improvement and facilitating change initiatives with particular focus on employee engagement and improving the efficiency of HR operations. Reporting to the Head of HR APAC, this role will lead a team of 6 which consists of HR Generalists and the Payroll function.

**Key responsibilities and objectives**

Business Partnering
- Assist the team to develop the HR function and ensure it meets the strategic objectives of the firm
- Advise the team on management of employee relations issues (e.g. performance management, warnings and terminations), including managing the issue directly if required
- Coach and support partners, heads of departments, and managers in their development of people management and leadership skills
- Work with partners and the wider business to ensure initiatives and solutions have full support ahead of implementation. Influencing and supporting change management across the practice
- Supervise, mentor, guide, communicate and share expertise with the Australia HR team
- Work with L&D colleagues to ensure that managers have the right skills, experience and knowledge to manage people effectively and to help and support them when gaps are identified. Facilitate and deliver L&D programmes as and when required
- Lead the annual talent management and review process
- Encourage all employees, Partners and Managers to take a proactive approach in engaging in regular Clyde Career Conversations.

HR Operations
- Ensure all processes relating to onboarding and offboarding are managed in a timely and efficient manner, with consideration at all times of improving the employee experience
- Working with the team in Australia and elsewhere as appropriate on the implementation of various policies and practices including flexible working, mentoring, equal opportunities and D&I. Ensure HR policies on the intranet are up to date and remain legally compliant
- Work with global and local teams to deliver a new HRIS (when available)
- Design and deliver process improvements to ensure that the team are operating as efficiently as possible.

Salary Review
- Responsible for annual external remuneration survey submission for Australia
- Responsible for creating first draft of salary range recommendations for approval by Head of APAC HR and COO. Responsible for leading the salary review process for the Australian offices and practice groups
- Keep up to date on market intelligence on salaries and remuneration (and benefits)
- Ensuring salary review letters are produced on time and accurate and payroll notified as required.

Essential skills and experience
- Superior understanding of current Employment Law, particularly with regard to ER issues
- Experience managing HR professionals, fostering an environment where they can develop and grow
- Collaborative and able to work with a variety of personalities, with a high level of emotional intelligence
- Commercially astute
- Proactive and delivery focussed
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong influencing skills
- Integrity and discretion
- Ability to inspire confidence and respect at all levels
- Flexible in thinking and approach
- First class analytical, prioritisation, project and organisational skills
- Prepared to travel to other offices when requested.

**Business Services Competencies**

Clyde & Co is committed to providing extensive, personal and professional development opportunities for our people enabling them to be highly effective in their current role as well as assisting them to fulfil their career aspirations.

The competencies are used to inform all aspects of Business Services career development. They vary across levels and different business areas and fall under the following areas:

- Technical Excellence
- People and Team
- Client/Stakeholder Relationships
- Service Delivery and Commercial Awareness
- Personal Effectiveness.

**About Clyde & Co in the Asia Pacific Region**

Clyde & Co is a leading global law firm, specialising in the sectors that underpin global trade and commercial activity, namely: insurance, transport, construction, energy, trade and commodities. It is globally integrated, offering a comprehensive range of contentious and non-conte